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Originally Posted by Lanky Lad
A paying off penant is a special flag given as a thank you to the ship, it's one foot long for each year of service, so QE2's was 39 feet long. They made 3, one was left in Halifax (Birth Place of Sir Samuel Cunard), one in Liverpool (where Cunard Line as founded) and one in Southamtpon (QE2's home port)
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Thanks for the explanation, Stephen!  I have never heard of this before and think it's a real special tradition. Do all ships and lines do this or only Cunard? |